Thread: About ready to give up on MP3

If this was easy everyone would do it... Just try to tackle one problem at a time!

In the bios, you should be able to set it up to come back on after power is lost... Forget the USB sound card and get a pci one, usb sucks in my opinion... Ditch the FM modulator and get a direct aux in adapter for your head unit.... As for the screen, is it serial? Is it wired correct? Does it display correctly when not in the car?

You have put a lot of time and money on good parts (c3 board, sproggy and display) only to use inferior parts where it counts the most (modulator and usb sound adapter)...


Dont give up, you are so close...


But if you sell, let me know what you want for the c3 board...

For starters, the audio quality - if you want good quality, get rid of the FM modulator! Get a deck with aux-in and be done with it. Also, ground everything well so that you can eliminate the ground loop isolator, as this will also results in a cleaner and more powerfull signal. The USB sound might also be part of the proble, as these can often result in a weaker signal. If you're really worried about sound and interference, go for soemthing like the Sony decks with the aux-in module that takes a USB input, this way the computer would not have to handle the DAC.
I assume the CS display is serial - I've only used Matrix Orbital serial LCDs, but I've never had a problem. If the issue is both when in car and at home, then it's either a software issue (what plugin are you using?), a hardware problem (try testing LCD on another PC) or it could be a bad cable.

Originally posted by surfer6262
Ok as for the audio i got it to work. I went hardwire! sounds great! the bios i need to fool with and the cable is a great idea!!!!! Right now its just 20ft of ribbon cable. Thx for your help! ON WE GO NEVER GIVE UP!

how did u hardwire it to ur stock deck without an aux in???my stock deck doesnt have an aux in either..but i do have a 10 disc cd changer in the trunk..BTW i have a stock infinity sound system that comes with all eclipses....i have one of these
it sounds good but i believe i wont be satisfied with good..i want excellent sound... ...i believe ive spent too much money and time on this for it to be complete and me not be satisfied...
but i do want to keep my stock radio since it doesnt catch attention and it sounds great...

Dude, my first setup was way worse than that.. I had a full desktop PC case laying on the back seat, using a tape adapter, NO LCD, running mpxplay in DOS, and powered with a 140W radio shack inverter. But pressing my numeric keypad and hearing sound put chills down my spine and now I'm running a plexi case in my trunk with DC-DC, 10.4" lcd touchscreen, mini keyboard, gps, all that stuff. Give your system time to evolve; you'll figure out for yourself where you can cut corners and still be satisfied. For me, the first thing I had to get was a head unit with an aux-in because then at least my sound was almost perfect.